Policy analysis developments in Slovenia

Abstract

Among all post-socialist countries, the institutionalisation of political science (as well as policy analysis) in Slovenia probably has one of the longest traditions. Policy analysis developments in Slovenia can be explained by three main factors: a) internal political science developments; b) the transition to a democracy and its consolidation in a newly established state; and c) Slovenia joining European integration processes. This brief historical overview of policy analysis as developed in the framework of political science on Slovenian territory relies on some previously published reviews of political science developments in Slovenia and former Yugoslavia, data gathered from Slovenian research and teaching institutions, information drawn from the Internet (COBISS – researchers’ online bibliographies, Slovenian research and teaching institutions’ web pages), surveys conducted among undergraduate alumni and comments made by experts in the field.